Mercy Corp recently posted a slideshow of powerful images of the earthquake, the survivors, and efforts to rebuild.

The river has become so polluted that the water has literally turned black and has a glue-like consistency. With failing infrastructure and little investment in systems, thousands of people living on the bank of the river have little or no choice but to continue to use this highly contaminated water to wash, bath and even to drink.

A powerful call to action from GirlEffect.org

Horrible as all this may sound, it is important to understand that for many children, earning a living or supplementing their family’s income is a matter of survival. Slogans like “Stop Child Labor” embody romantic and ultimately impractical notions when it comes to places like Bangladesh.

CAFOD hopes to bring attention to the poor and poverty stricken gold miners who labor in dangerous situations, ultimately receiving none of the final value of the gold they mine.

Almost half of the world lives on just $2 per day, and rice prices have increased almost threefold since the beginning of 2008. In modern countries we may complain about having to dig deeper into our wallets to pay a few dollars more for food and fuel, but in the rest of the world, these price increases are deadly.

Chan Bros
As a child, Chan Bros was stricken with polio, and his legs were left too weak to support him. Unfortunately, in his home country of Cambodia about 50,000 people have been left disabled by polio or similar diseases as a result of the destruction of the health care system during the Khmer Rouge regime. [...]

Anyone involved in micro-credit development will tell you that it really is a simple concept: the poor are credit-worthy.

Ty Fischer, photographer and founder of Eyes Wide Open Worldwide, has developed a passion for engaging children with photography.

Volunteers devote time and energy to help promote healthcare and education to the Nu ethnic group in China.